Micheal Castaldo

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Born in Reggio Calabria, Italy (the toe of Italy) and raised there until he was three, Crooner/Composer/Connoisseur... Michele Castaldo (PKA michéal CASTALDO) and his family immigrated to Toronto, Canada in the mid sixties. Now an award-winning music producer/composer, Michéal decided to make his small but lasting contribution to Calabria’s tourism industry.

Honored with various awards and acting as an ambassador of Calabria, Michéal was inspired to rebuild his parents’ old and abandoned town house in Gioia Tauro, making it available to his family and friends as well as opening it up as a rental to anyone ready for a Calabrian adventure.

Taking more than two years to complete the two-story, two-bedroom, 1200 sq. ft. independent town house (Villetta), Michéal wanted to make a statement about what he has learned while being away from his native region. Calling on close relatives to put the paperwork and plans into action, his faith in the Calabrian way of doing business was tested time and again.

Noting that there were few Calabrian summer rentals on the market, Michéal’s approach to creating something that all would like to experience, a house that an adventurer in Calabria could escape to, to nourish the body and spirit at an affordable price. One simple pleasure that North Americans take seriously, for example, is a great shower. After traveling to Italy many times, Michéal found that it was hard to do such a thing. Hence he implemented a 10’’ rain-shower head in the large bathroom to fulfill that pleasure. This is just one small example of attention to detail that Michéal had in mind when rebuilding the town house.

While maintaining his busy career in music, Michéal’s Calabrian heritage led to his founding the New York City Olive Oil Coop. CASTALDO also runs a private foundation [LaDolceVitaFoundation.org] whose mission is is taking patients suffering from light depression on scenic joy rides in the country in his exotic convertible roadster.